Get your Level 1 avalanche course and a fully guided, catered yurt trip with Big Sky Backcountry Guides! Bell Lake Yurt's immersive, high-country environment takes avalanche education where it belongs: into the backcountry. All courses adhere to current American Avalanche Association standards.
With two instructors and a maximum class size of eight (vs. up to 24 in other courses), students receive personalized attention and the best quality experience. And with thousands of acres of backcountry terrain on all sides, Bell Lake Yurt provides an unmatched venue for hands-on learning in the field.
Price includes two nights and three days at beautiful Bell Lake Yurt, professional instruction from Big Sky Backcountry Guides, course materials, all your meals, a certificate of completion, and plenty of turns!
NOTE: Bell Lake Yurt Level1 avalanche courses take place in the backcountry. The approach to our yurt is 2.5 miles and 1,600 feet, which usually takes around three hours of skinning with a daypack and sleeping bag. Please be physically prepared.

Get your Level 1 avalanche course and a fully guided, catered yurt trip with Big Sky Backcountry Guides! Bell Lake Yurt's immersive, high-country environment takes avalanche education where it belongs: into the backcountry. All courses adhere to current American Avalanche Association standards.
With two instructors and a maximum class size of eight (vs. up to 24 in other courses), students receive personalized attention and the best quality experience. And with thousands of acres of backcountry terrain on all sides, Bell Lake Yurt provides an unmatched venue for hands-on learning in the field.
Price includes two nights and three days at beautiful Bell Lake Yurt, professional instruction from Big Sky Backcountry Guides, course materials, all your meals, a certificate of completion, and plenty of turns!
NOTE: Bell Lake Yurt Level1 avalanche courses take place in the backcountry. The approach to our yurt is 2.5 miles and 1,600 feet, which usually takes around three hours of skinning with a daypack and sleeping bag. Please be physically prepared.
